Florida Python Challenge winner captures 96 snakes
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Pythons keep spreading across Florida, and one county alone pulled out four tons of them
The Burmese python has become the defining ecological problem of the Florida Everglades, a giant constrictor from Southeast Asia that has established a self-sustaining wild population across the southern tip of the state.
Hunters removed 280 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during the 10-day 2026 Florida Python Challenge, state officials announced today. Organized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District,